Automobile signaling device



T. M. SMITH.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man MAR. 25, 1919.

1,370,674. Ettented Mar. 3, 1921,

2 SHEETS SHEET I.

Inventor.

fl Thainas Jinn-shall 15522 M: SMITH.

A"TOMO8ELE SIGNAL NG DEWCE.

AE'PLlCAWGN FILED MAR. 25, $919.

Mai". 8,1921.

ted

2 SHEETS-$115151 2- AIR- LAWN taneously.

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amelioration filed .T'Efii'flh concern i o so 12 omitmay 3% known that.l, is MARSHALL citizen of the United States, and Elli] of t niore, M

l stain new and useful Improve Automobile ignaling Devi es, of it thefollow in s a e'ij'icationl invention prov. 25 a sigi light fori'iniobile wh ch will be readily visible to eisons at the re i r todrivers and occuoa s of following vehicles and luither will no withinthe of observation of the cm *nts of the CM on which the signal iszmuintetl so that if any "iailuie of the signal occurs it will benoticed at. once and precautions c erections made immeoiately.

The invention "OllSlS'tS in the features and combination arrai'igemen'of parts hereinafter described and particularl pointed out in the claithe accompanying drawings,

' anunatlc plan view of my signaling system higui'e l i di niount-e-dthereon.

2 is rear view of the ulopei? part of a boalv and its top with thesignal an ranged the rear window and near tic upper ed o is an wnic w lview the signal lamp 0 cover of the ear to the lamp. a plan view of 1eparts shown g. 6 is a sectional of the lamp. l

7 is plan view of the contact button lssociatecl parts controlling asignal lanlp mounted on the of the driver.

Fig. 8 is a of wiring by which the automobile tail light and the signallamp on the drivers arm may be lighted simul- Fig. 9 is a view of amodification in which the'liimp is arranged at the lo vei' part of thewindow.

Fig. 10 isa diagram showing a lamp to be carried by the drivets arm anddetachably d he system.

Specification of "Letters Patent.

. rylancl, have inglen view of a part Patented Mai. & 13921;

25, 1913', serial No. 254:,93

casing 5, this casing being mounted on the spring clip 8, which iscarried by or formed with a plate 7 held to the frame or scam 8 of thewindow by bolts 9 passing through the said frame or reinforced edge. ofthe window; there being a stay plate or strip 10 on the outer side ofthe window frame to stiffen the parts. This lamp is in circuit with abattery 11 supported at any conve ient place on the car, which circuitalso includes a circuit closing device 12 at the steer. ing wheel 13, sothat the driver can make the signal at will by closing the circuit at12, the red light showing through the window and being clearly visiblefrom the rear.

window may be of such material as will act to diffuse the light andincrease its visibility.

Being located high upon car ator a little above the line of vision ofoccupants in a following can or vehicle the signal reach ily will heobserved.

Further it can be seen occupants of the car as well. as by the personsin the rear 01 in a following vehicle and, it

can be ascertained at a glance by the persons on the car whether or notthe signal is fun cloning.

In going over a hill-top or crest of a -ise in the road the signal lightcan be ob served tor a-lon er period than if the lamp were located nearthe bottom part of the car.

by the driver I or V76 A small electric bulb will suliice and the- Thewindow at the rear of the top is usually the top is folded if this isdesired.

The outer casing of the lamp has an open-. ing 14 facing rearwardly sothat the light will be directed through the window from the inside ofthe top outwardly and as the casing of the lamp is of cylindrical formand of metal it will act'as a reflector. The sin is also open at itslower end as at 1:5, I so as to shed some light downwardly ins enablethe oce'u ants light is bin an inturned flange, at this glass may be'red in'color or any other color. of the lamp is removable and is heldto the body by a spring clip 17. In addition to take signal at, the-rearof the car held by the top theneofto be displayed through the 1,248,188,November "*be secured to the sleeve or gauntlet of the driver and to belighted when the driver throws his. arm laterally of the car for signaling, this act bringing his arm against a circuit closing button 19arranged adjacent the seat, so that the circuit from the battery will beclosed to light the lamp while the operator is waving his arm to makethe signal. The circuit closing button is shown in Fig. 7 and it isassociated with a detach-- able electrical connection indicated at 20,wherebythe operator on leaving the car may detach the arm light from thebattery connection and maintain the arm light in connection with hissleeve or gauntlet. The .trm lamp may be of the same generalconstruction as that shown in Figs. 3, 4: and 6.

' In Fig. 8 I show circuit wiring whereby the rear lamp mounted on thetop of the automobile and the arm lamp may be lighted simultaneouslywhen the eirciiit closing button at 19is pressed so that the occupantsof a following car'm v observe both the tail light and the signal 'venby the arm light, or if the driver closes the circuit at tne steeringwheel only the. tail light will be operated.

v The two lamps are in series when the circuit is closed at 19, but whenthe switch 19 is open and the-circuit is closed at the wheel only therear lamp is lighted. The operator thus has the choiceof making a doublesigml, for instance in turning, by lighting both The top lamps or whenstonnine' be may use only the tail lamp.

As above state-u. the end of the lamp is open. The bottom of the glasscup covering this opening may be left white or clear, so as to shedlight downwardly into the car, While the red part of the glass cup shedsthe red signal to the rear. Vt hen the lamp is carried by the drivers mmthe light may shed its rays forwardly upon the'operatofls hand and hecan use this light for reading or making repairs.

As shown in Fig. 9 the lamp may be ar ranged at the bottom of the rearwindow and project upwardly from the frame thereof and a suitablereflector may be employed. The Wiring for this may be carried along thetop edge of the rear seat and thence upwardly.

. As shown in F ig. 10 the arm light and cer tain of the immediatecircuit wires may be detached from the main Wiring leading to the rearlamp. The detachable connection is made by an ordinary plug eoupling. ll hen inv place it will. be lighted each time the rear light is lightedfrom the circuit closer at the wheel but its detachment will notinterfere with the light.

hat I claim is:

In combination with an auwnmbile and its top havinga rear lamp fordisplaying a signal rea'waidly from the zmtomobilmsaid tail lamp locatedadjacent the said rear window to shed its light therethrongh andshedding light in a reduced measure within the automobile to indicatethat it is working properly and means for flashing said signal taillamp, said means being controlled by the driver of the automobile fromhis seat substantially as described.

in testimony whereof afiix my signature Window, a signal tail

